Etymology

philanthropy

phil·an·thro·py
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Today it means: Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. Full definition →

Late Latin philanthrōpia ← Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλανθρωπία
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromphilanthrōpia
  3. English todayphilanthropy

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthrōpia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía). By surface analysis, phil- + -anthropy.

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